Shankaracharya Swami Swaroopanand Saraswati demands abolition of caste-based reservation

File Pic   Nagpur: Shankaracharya Swami Swaroopanand Saraswati, who was on a private visit to city, on Thursday said there is no need of caste based reservation in the country. “Providing reservation to any community on caste basis amounted to weakening...

Guardian Minister’s “Vikas ki Ganga” rhetoric turning out be ‘money minting’ exercise

Manappuram Gold heist: Police teams dispatched to different places to nab robbers

Nagpur: Despite the CCTVs capturing the faces of robbers at Manappuram Gold Loan Branch in Jaripatka the long hand of law has not reached them as yet. Six “masked” men on Wednesday afternoon had stormed the finance company office and...

Rare sight: With low power demand, Koradi, Khaparkheda plants go offline

Nagpur: In an unusual phenomenon, the power generation company Mahagenco has completely shut down power plants in Koradi and Khaparkheda following significant reduction in power demand from State-run MSEDCL. The total generation has gone below 3,000 MW, which has also...

13 farmers hand over their lands for Nagpur-Mumbai Expressway

Nagpur: In a significant development, 13 farmers of four villages in Hingna Tehsil on Thursday handed over their consent letters to District Collector Sachin Kurve on giving their lands for construction of Nagpur-Mumbai Expressway. The EWay will pass through 20...

Essencia Events Pvt. Ltd. organizes “International Performing Art Festival”

Nagpur: Essencia Events Pvt. Ltd. is going to organize "International Performing Art Festival" for the first time ever in Nagpur at Sai Sabhagruha on October 02, 2016. It will be inaugurated at the hands of mayor of Nagpur Praveen Datke....

Serve only quality food to pilgrims visiting Deekshabhoomi: Kurve

Nagpur: The District Collector Sachin Kurve has appealed the social organizations that serve quality food to thousands of devout who visit Deekshabhoomi during Dhammachakra Pravartan Din. Lakhs of pilgrims are slated to visit the historic monument on October 10, 11...

Woman crushed to death by speeding vehicle at Khapri

Representational pic   Nagpur: A middle-aged woman crossing the road was crushed to death by an unidentified vehicle in Khapri area on Wednesday. The driver of the killer vehicle fled the spot fearing wrath of nearby people. The resident of Shramik Nagar,...

Rs 1.53 lakh stolen from liquor shop in MIDC

Representational Pic   Nagpur: Unidentified burglar(s) struck at a country-made liquor shop and decamped with Rs 1.53 lakh in cash in MIDC area in the intervening night of Tuesday and Wednesday. The miscreants smashed shutter of the country-made liquor shop situated at...

Shankar Nagar Chai Ki Tapri reminds me of golden days in Nagpur : Sonu Sood

  Nagpur Today. Hailing from Nagpur, Sonu Sood has a natural flair to act and react. From playing the memorable Chhedi Singh in Dabangg to trying his hands in multiple characters in various Bollywood movies, Sonu has evolved a lot, as an...

Rani Laxmibai Durga Utsav Mandal’s celebration of Navratri with the sense of social responsibility

Nagpur: The members of Rani Laxmibai Durga Utsav Mandal have been successfully organizing the Navratri festival since last nine years with massive participation of citizens, generally from entire city, and particularly from West Nagpur area. Every year, they organize a...

6 masked men loot 30 kg gold worth Rs 9 crore at gun-point from Manappuram Gold in Jaripatka

Nagpur: In a daring daytime heist, a gang of six masked men stormed the Jaripatka Branch of Manappuram Gold Loan and looted a staggering 30 kg of gold at gun-point on Wednesday. The value looted booty is stated to be...

Vidarbha activists burn ‘Nagpur Pact’ at Samvidhan Square

Nagpur: Exactly 63 years ago on this day, September 28, 1953, The Nagpur Pact was signed. The Pact assured equitable development of all the regions of the proposed Sanyukta (United) Maharashtra. It was mandatory for Sanyukta Maharashtra Government to follow...

Traders oppose bridge from Indora Square to Kamal Square

Nagpur: The local traders on Wednesday held protest demonstration against the proposed bridge to be constructed from Indora Square to Kamal Square. Terming the Rs 52 crore bridge as waste of money, the Kamal Chowk Vyapari Sangh also staged an...

Dallu Sardar, Goldie Sardar, 7 others awarded lifer in Suraj Yadav murder case

Deceased Suraj Yadav   Nagpur: Dallu Sardar alias Narendra Singh and eight others were sentenced to life imprisonment in the sensational Suraj Yadav murder case of 2012. Seven persons have been acquitted in the case for lack of evidence against them. Holding...

12-yr old student gears up to fight ‘battle of school bag burden’

Nagpur: Attention please. A 12-year old student from Chandrapur is gearing up to wage a “war” to free himself and thousands of other students from the burden of hefty school bags. The kid, Rugved Raikwar will be staging a sit-in...

Sakkardara old woman’s murder cracked, 2 accused nabbed from Gondia

Nagpur: Acting adroitly on the clues in hands, the Crime Branch cracked the murder of 65-year old widow Shashikala Nashikrao Thakre by nabbing two accused from Gondia on Tuesday. The two accused have been identified as Shivprasad Ghanshyam Bangre (38), native...

Youth robbed of gold chain right in front of his flat in Sadar

Representational Pic   Nagpur: A youth was robbed of gold chain worth Rs 60,000 by two goons right in front of his house in Sadar area on Tuesday night. The complainant Rahul Ramnath Gupta (24), resident of Flat No. 301, Chandralok Apartment,...

Uncle, juvenile brother try to kill 20-year old girl in Lakadganj, arrested

Representational Pic   Nagpur: A family dispute took a bloody turn when a 20-year old girl was attacked murderously by her juvenile brother and maternal uncle in Lakadganj area on Tuesday night. Moreover, the man also attacked his mother with wooden...

Cops foil dacoity in Nandanvan, 2 arrested

Nagpur: Nandanvan police on Tuesday night foiled a dacoity plan by arresting two members of a gang and recovering lethal weapons from them. Four other members managed to escape in darkness and are being hunted. Acting swiftly over information that four...